In the aftermath of those votes, gun control advocates (including former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and Mayor Michael Bloomberg) were outraged. By contrast, gun-rights-backing politicians and pundits, as well as the NRA, were exuberant. We’ve collected the biggest gloats about the failed gun control legislation below.

The following was posted on Sen. Mitch McConnell’s official “McConnell for Senate” Facebook page, along with the message “We love the memes you send us! Keep them coming!”

President Obama wanted 3 things on gun control -- to ban assault weapons, limit magazine sizes, and expand background checks. He lost all 3.